intense (ɪnˈtɛns)

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▶ USAGE Intense is sometimes wrongly used where intensive is meant: the land is under intensive (not intense) cultivation. Intensely is sometimes wrongly used where intently is meant: he listened intently (not intensely)

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Wortherkunft von 'intense'

C14: from Latin intensus stretched, from intendere to stretch out; see intend

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1. graded adjective & adjective

Intense is used to describe something that is very great or extreme in strength or degree. ⇒ He was sweating from the intense heat. ⇒ Suddenly the room filled with intense light. ⇒ Stevens's murder was the result of a deep-seated and intense hatred. ⇒ His threats become more intense, agitated, and frequent.

intensity (ɪntensɪti)Wortformen:intensitiesvariable noun [usu with poss] ⇒ The attack was anticipated but its intensity came as a shock.

2. graded adjective & adjective

If you describe an activity as intense, you mean that it is very serious and concentrated, and often involves doing a great deal in a short time. ⇒ The battle for third place was intense. ⇒ The military on both sides are involved in intense activity.

3. graded adjective & adjective

If you describe the way someone looks at you as intense, you mean that they look at you very directly and seem to know what you are thinking or feeling. ⇒ I felt so self-conscious under Luke's mother's intense gaze. ⇒ He gazed at me with those intense blue eyes.

If you describe a person as intense, you mean that they appear to concentrate very hard on everything that they do, and they feel and show their emotions in a very extreme way. ⇒ I know he's an intense player, but he does enjoy what he's doing. ⇒ She is taller than I imagined, more adult, more intense.

intensityuncountable noun ⇒ His intensity and the ferocity of his feelings alarmed me.

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intense adj. /ɪnˈtent s/ very great; very strong | serious and often involving a lot of action in a short period of time | (of a person) having or showing very strong feelings, opinions, or thoughts about someone or something; extreme and forceful or (of a feeling) very strong - He suddenly felt an intense pain in his back; extreme, passionate, acute, vivid. Antonyms: apathetic. Note: Intense is sometimes wrongly used where intensive is meant: the land is under intensive (not intense) cultivation. Intensely is sometimes wrongly used where intently is meant: he listened intently (not intensely). إنْفِعَاليّ؛ بَلِيغ؛ جاهِد؛ حادّ؛ زاهٍ؛ شَدِيد؛ عَنِيف؛ عارِم؛ عاطِفِيّ؛ فاقِع؛ قَويّ؛ قاسٍ؛ كَثِيف؛ مُبَرّح؛ مُتَصَاعِد؛ مُتَعَاظِم؛ مُتَفَاقِم؛ مُتَكَاثِف؛ مُتَكَثّف؛ مُسْتَحْكِم؛ مُسْتَشْرِي؛ مُسْتَفْحِل؛ مُشَدَّد؛ مُشْتَدّ؛ مُكَثّف